Almond Processing Plant Project
Almonds are edible tree nuts, grown principally in California. The nuts are harvested from orchards and transported to almond processing facilities, where the almonds are hulled and shelled. The function of an almond huller/Sheller is to remove the hull and shell of the almond from the nut, or meat. Orchard debris, soil, and pebbles represent 10 to 25 percent of the field weight of material brought to the almond processing facility. Clean almond meats are obtained as about 20 percent of the field weight. Processes for removing the debris and almond hulls and shells are potential sources of air emissions.
